Penn materials scientist Shoji Hall and colleagues have found that manipulating the surface of water can allow scientists to ...

Could there be an ocean buried deep beneath our feet, hidden some 700 kilometers below the Earth’s surface? If the recent ...

Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis have optimized the strength and biodegradability of bioplastics that could replace petroleum based materials ...

Scientists and regulators are divided over the threat posed by rising levels of a chemical called TFA.

By adding citric acid and squid ink to a cellulose-based polymer, researchers created a variety of structurally colored ...

E veryone's heard the warnings: The world produces 450 billion tons of plastic waste every year. It's polluting our oceans and landfills, and it's even invading our bodies. But what if we didn't just ...

For decades, scientists believed water was the essential cradle for life. But new research suggests life’s building blocks ...

Amid unbearable temperatures and seasonal changes, children and adults should increase their water intake, but are advised to avoid unfiltered tap and bottled water, according to experts.

Water expert warns that tap and bottled water contain harmful chemicals, with 200 million Americans drinking PFAS-contaminated water and consuming microplastics weekly.

UPDATED: 6/29/25 Customers of the East Brady Borough Water System are now advised to boil their drinking water following the discovery of a mystery chemical at the system's water treatment plant ...

State health officials said low levels of a chemical used as an industrial solvent were detected in a water sample collected from the Hawaii Volcanoes National Park water system. The Hawaii ...